Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Autobiographical Suzanne Collins Picture Book Slated for Fall 2013

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Bestselling author Suzanne Collins will examine the effects of war for a much
younger readership than that of her Hunger Games series with the
autobiographical picture book Year of the Jungle, which Scholastic will
publish on September 10, 2013. The book, to be illustrated by Collins's
longtime friend (and Hunger Games dedicatee) James Proimos, follows the
struggles of a girl named Suzy while her father is serving in Vietnam. more »